Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in jail in Woodbury was taken from custody by a mob of about 500 people and lynched. The Brookings Register reported the killing in July 1892. The mob, which the paper put at about 500 people, took him from the jail and killed him. His name was not given in the account.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.